Curled leaf

Gallery: FloraPosted September 7, 2012166 views15 comments

While looking at my Sea Oat plants for insects, I came across this leaf that had a curled point. I shot the point straight on, adjusting slightly for various backgrounds. I loved the effect this one had. The lighter green in the background was from some very blurred light green seedheads. This was one of those serendipity kind of shots, where I was pleasantly surprised when viewing the images on my monitor.

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/3.5 for 1/125 sec. ISO 400. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on September 7, 2012 at 11:39 AM

Very nice swirl! I like the way it starts out of focus & darker at the top & comes into focus at the swirl...excellently composed!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on September 7, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Beautiful composition Carolyn, live the curl, and the oof and the shades ...well crafted image.

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Joana Roncero on September 7, 2012 at 1:37 PM

Lovely!! I like the simplicity of the shot that, usually, it is difficult to find
Congratulations
Joana

Registered on August 27, 2012, 17 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on September 7, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Carolyn, I really like the minimalist nature of your shot. Nice comp and DOF/POF.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on September 7, 2012 at 2:48 PM

Great capture! Swirl that goes from the faint blur and opaque to the crystalline and sharp. Cool.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 7, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Carolyn: Most excellent DOF/POF management and comp. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 7, 2012 at 8:30 PM

Excellent use of shading, lines, and pof.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 7, 2012 at 9:12 PM

Carolyn - Fantastic Selective Focus

and DOF management. Simple, Precise and Perfect !!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 7, 2012 at 9:21 PM

Carolyn:
Fabulous shot! Form arising out of emptiness.

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on September 7, 2012 at 9:40 PM

I like this, Carolyn. So simple and so beautiful. Lovely depth of field and focus.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 8, 2012 at 10:31 AM

You nailed the POF for this type of abstract Caroyln, nice curves

I also like how the different shades of green came together for ya also..
Well done

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Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on September 8, 2012 at 12:37 PM

Fantastic....!!!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 9, 2012 at 10:01 AM

Hi Carolyn